A conference of Israeli immigrant community leaders in North America

For three days in February, the World Zionist Organization (WZO) hosted a conference for Israeli immigrants from North America to meet in Miami and talk about how to further their leadership efforts and outreach to and for Israeli immigrants in Canada and the United States. Two volunteers, I…

Jewish Matchmaker, Aleeza Ben Shalom, has a universal message

The Teens have reasons for JOY

Every year, many of the local Jewish youth groups come together for a blockbuster event on Purim. The joint group calls themselves JOY (Jewish Ottawa Youth). Spearheaded by Rabbi David Rotenberg from NCSY and Sasha Kathron from USY at Kehillat Beth Israel (KBI), with support from Gail Lieff …

ISO: Jewish Singles Over 60

With the help of a microGRANT from the Jewish Federation of Ottawa, and the Soloway JCC, Janice Pleet and Jan Jones are solving a gap in Jewish Ottawa’s programmatic offerings by launching Ottawa Jewish Singles 60+.

According to the National Institute on Aging, “Estimates suggest that 1…

How to report campus antisemitism and connect with the Jewish community